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Oracle Database & Infrastructure Engineer
DXC Technology · Belfast, NIR, United Kingdom
Belfast, NIR, United KingdomOnsite
Remuneration
Competitive salary and benefits package
Location
Belfast, NIR, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The Oracle Database & Infrastructure Engineer administers and improves mission-critical Oracle platforms and supporting infrastructure for enterprise and government environments. The role covers database administration, SQL and PL/SQL development, performance tuning, backup and disaster recovery, patching and migrations, and support for RAC, ASM, Data Guard, Linux, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. It also involves automation, monitoring, incident resolution, and contributing to technical standards and documentation.
Benefits
Company pension schemePrivate medical insurance and wellbeing supportProfessional training and certification opportunitiesCareer progression across Oracle, infrastructure, and cloud technologiesEmployee recognition programmesTeam events and social activities
Qualifications
- Proven experience administering Oracle Database environments
- Strong SQL and PL/SQL development skills
- Experience with Oracle performance tuning and query optimisation
- Experience with Oracle backup and recovery solutions
- Knowledge of Oracle high-availability technologies, including RAC and Data Guard
- Experience performing Oracle patching, upgrades, and migrations
- Strong Linux administration experience
- Experience supporting critical production environments
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Responsibilities
- Administer and support Oracle database environments
- Develop with SQL and PL/SQL
- Tune and optimise database performance
- Manage backup, recovery, and disaster recovery
- Perform Oracle patching, upgrades, and migrations
- Support Oracle RAC, ASM, and Data Guard environments
- Administer and support Linux servers and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- Automate infrastructure tasks with scripting
- Monitor platform availability and capacity
- Investigate incidents, troubleshoot issues, and identify root causes
- Support operational and project delivery
- Contribute to technical standards, documentation, and best practices
Skills
AnsibleAWSAzureBashLinuxOracle CloudPowerShellPython
Certifications
Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) or equivalent (advantageous)
Work schedule
On-site, five days per week
Travel
Must be able to travel reliably to and from the workplace each working day
Industry
Enterprise technologyGovernment
Security clearance
Must be eligible to meet applicable UK Government and contractual security requiMust have the right to work in the United Kingdom
Relocation
No